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Old 03-02-2015, 02:55 AM
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I have kind of a dumb question, but if you have a calcium reactor, do you not have to dose alk? I have a doser and my sps are growing like crazy. It's getting a little expensive for chemicals.
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Nope, no dosing alk for me. The dissolution of the aragonite media boosts both the Ca and alk.
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Nope, no dosing alk for me. The dissolution of the aragonite media boosts both the Ca and alk.
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Old 03-02-2015, 03:28 AM
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Good to know. Not sure how I missed that along the way. Never stop learning in this hobby.
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